Archive for February 28th, 2014

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management’s latest oil and gas lease sale has netted more than $31 million. The federal agency says the proceeds come from Thursday’s sale of 76 leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas. New...

President Barack Obama speaks about the ongoing situation in Ukraine in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Obama warned Russia “there will be costs” for any military intervention in Ukraine. (AP...

FILE – In this Nov. 30, 2011, file photo, two pilots from Cathay Pacific walk in the Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong. The U.S. airline industry will need to hire 1,900 to 4,500 new pilots annually over the next 10 years due to an expected...

A toppled tree is shown after it fell over in the rain-soaked earth Friday Feb. 28, 2014 in Los Angeles. The first wave of a powerful Pacific storm spread rain and snow early Friday through much of California, where communities endangered by a wildfire just...

FILE – In this Jan. 14, 2014 file photo, a person walks past a Citibank location in Philadelphia. Citigroup reduced its 2013 earnings by $235 million on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, saying it was a victim of fraud committed by a Mexican oil services company...

The Eastern New Mexico Medical Center chapter of Senior Circle has more than 4,000 members and what great members they are! “With so many members, we couldn’t manage without our volunteers,” said Marifrank DaHarb, Senior Circle director. “We have...